Antiseptic animal appliance



Nov- 6, 19 1 F. SPRINGBORN ET AL 2,574,130

ANTISEP'i'EEC ANIMAL APPLIANCE Filed Julyll, 194s ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .ANTISEPTIC ANIMAL APPLIANCE Fritz Spr-ingborn and J ,ohn .E. Sinos,

Astoria,'N. Y.

Application July 11, 1946, Serial No. 682;797

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to an antiseptic animal appliance and it particularly relates to a hair treating and disinfecting device, which although particularly applicable to animals, also has application to humans.

It is among the objects of thepresent invention to provide an appliance for applying antiseptic, germicidal or disinfectant material in desired small quantities to the hair and particularly to the hair of dogs with assurance of uniform distribution of the same on the hair and on the skin of the animal with a maximum of convenience and minimum of annoyance to the applier or the animal.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

A particular feature of the present invention resides in the combination of a container, particularly suited for receiving germicidal, disinfectant or antiseptic powders which will serve as a handle for a comb or brush or combination comb and brush. The container is so constructed that upon each stroke of the comb or brush, a small amount of the powdered material will be deposited upon the hair of the animal in advance of the comb or brush. The stroke of the comb or brush then will effectively distribute such powder throughout the hair and upon the skin or scalp.

In the. drawings which show several embodiments of the invention by way of illustration and not by way of limitation,

Fig. 1 is a top perspective view of a combination dispensing can and comb pursuant to the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top perspective view of a top perspective View similar to Fig. 1 of an alternative embodiment with a curved comb.

Fig. 4 is a top perspective view of still another embodiment with a brush,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side sectional view of an alternative embodiment showing the comb directly soldered to the container.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the container or can A has a cover B and carries the comb C by the clip D.

The container or can A isshown as a flat cylinder with a frustro-conical top, but :it may be made of rectangular, ovular or even of partly annular shape to conform to the shape of the animals or dog's body.

As shown the bottom of can A has a base In and a cylindrical side wall H with an intermediate ridge l2. The cylindrical sidewall l3 of the lid or cover B telescopes onto the upper part I4 of the can wall H resting upon the ridge l2.

Fastened by the annular ring IE to the curved edge It of the cover B is the annular frustoconical diaphragm I! of the cover B.

The center part of the diaphragm I! is clamped between the plate It and the base of the inverted cup 19, the tongues 20 of the cup being struck up and bent over the disk or plate [8. The cup l9 receives the upper end 2| of the coil spring 22. The lower end 35! of the spring 22 is grasped by the turned over portion 23 of the arm 24 so that the spring 22 is also attached to the cover assembly.

The bottom ll] of the container A has soldered to it a clip D which receives the removable metal or plastic comb C. The sides 26 of the U-shaped cross section clip D tightly grips the top 21 of the comb C.

The side wall ll of the container A adjacent to and just above the comb C is provided with a plurality of openings or perforations 28 which release the powdered germicidal or medicinal material.

In operation, when the container A is grasped preparatory to a stroke, the diaphragm I! will be depressed forcing out a small amount of powder through the openings 28. Then the stroke will distribute and assure satisfactory distribution of the medicament, such as flea powder, skin treating material or other powdered agent. All this is done with one hand without touching the dogs hair.

In the embodiment of Fig. 3, similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same letters and numerals as in Figs. '1 and 2, but primed, the comb C is curved to fit the back of a dog, and the clip I) has an extension 3| from the bottom 10 of the can A.

In the embodiment of Fig. 4, similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same letters and numerals as in Figs. 1 and 2, however, provided with a superior '2. The brush C is held by the clip D extending from the bottom ll] of the can A In the embodiment of Fig. 5, similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same letters and numerals as in Figs. 1 and 2 provided with a superior 3. The comb C is directly soldered or welded at 33 to the bottom HI of the can A It is thus apparent that there is provided a compact, simple, durable antiseptic or medicating comb and/or brush for use on dogs or other animals which will enable ready treatment without touching the dog's hair or skin.

As many changes could be made in the above antiseptic animal appliance and many widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claim, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

A combined animal comb and insecticide pow-' der dispenser comprising a removable cover-cylindrical can with two sides and a cylindrical wall, said can serving as a handle for the dispenser and said can being provided with a diaphragm at one side in said cover, the bottom of said can at one side thereof being provided with a U-shaped clip, a comb mounted within said clip flatly on the bottom of said can, the teeth 4 of which project away from said cylindrical wall of the can and lie in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical can, said can having a plurality of openings in its cylindrical wall adjacent to the back of said comb and a return spring to return the diaphragm when pressed downwardly by the hand on grasping the can to eject the insecticide powder onto said comb during the combing operation.

FRITZ SPRINGBORN.

JOHN E. SINOS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 326,600 Somers Sept. 22, 1885 378,687 Jaeger Feb. 28, 1888 496,979 Mersereau May 9, 1893 1,997,492 Lirio Apr. 9, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 49,843 Denmark Feb. 4, 1935 107,692 Australia June 13, 1939 

